CS/SB 1820 (2007) -  Election Procedures/Write-ins [LPCC]

by Ethics and Elections and Aronberg
requires any person seeking election as write-in candidate to state in writing his or her party affiliation; requires such candidates to pay filing fee, election assessment, & party assessment before certain deadline; requires such candidates to submit, before specified deadline, petitions containing specified number of signatures of voters registered in geographical area represented by office sought, etc. Amends FS.
Effective Date: 07/01/2007
Last Event: 05/04/07 S Died in Committee on Judiciary on Friday, May 4, 2007 4:12 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Ethics and Elections
    • On agenda for: 04/23/07 1:30 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 9   Nays 0
  • Judiciary
  • Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations

Related Bills

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Ethics and Elections 4/24/2007 4:08:10 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Committee on Judiciary Time: 05/04/2007 - 4:12 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Now in Judiciary -SJ 00545 Time: 04/24/2007 - 3:58 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) Time: 04/24/2007 - 3:17 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S CS read 1st time on 04/25/07 -SJ 00555 Time: 04/23/2007 - 8:01 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S CS by Ethics and Elections; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 00545 Time: 04/23/2007 - 5:39 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Ethics and Elections, 04/23/07, 1:30 pm, 412-K Time: 04/18/2007 - 6:15 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Introduced, referred to Ethics and Elections; Judiciary; Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations -SJ 00119 Time: 03/07/2007 - 2:55 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Filed Time: 02/21/2007 - 10:19 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1